Try these questions for practice:

Some useful equations:

⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑
∆𝑑 𝑑𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙
⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑
∆𝑑 = ⃑⃑⃑⃑
𝑑2 − ⃑⃑⃑⃑
𝑑1 𝑣= 𝑣=
∆𝑡 ∆𝑡

1) A car changes its position from 76 km [W] (of the reference point) to 54 km [E]. What is
the displacement?
a) Draw the vectors of the initial position, the final position, and displacement.
b) Determine the displacement ⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑
∆𝑑 (magnitude, units, direction)

2) A person throws a baseball with an average speed of 15 m/s. How far will the ball go in
3.0 s (this is the distance it will have travelled)?
a) Draw a sketch of the situation (the ball at the start of the motion, at the end of the
motion, indicate the initial speed).
b) Show which equation(s) you will be using to calculate the distance.
c) Show your work (calculations) including the units.

3) A bird flies 310 m [S] of its nest in 8.0 s. What is the velocity of the bird?
a) Draw a sketch of the situation (the bird at the start of the motion, at the end of the
motion, indicate the displacement)
b) Show which equation(s) you will be using to determine the velocity.
c) Show your work (calculations) including units and directions for vectors.